Teen Specialist
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Job Description
*THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO THOSE WHO ARE PERMANENT (NOT PROVISIONAL) IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST*
*THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $60428.00*
The Administration for Childrens Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice ACS oversees detention placement and programs for youth in the community.
ACS Division of Family Permanency Services (FPS) ensures that high quality services are provided to children in foster care by supporting provider agency staff with technical assistance and other services for children in foster care. FPS staff offer guidance on child welfare policies and procedures to improve service delivery and achieve safety permanency and well-being for children in foster care.
The Office of Older Youth Development Services (OYDS) is responsible for technical assistance around permanency planning and promoting shorter lengths of stay in residential placements for youth in foster care. In addition we look at the well-being and safety of youth 12-21 years of age. The Office of Older Youth Services includes the following program areas: Youth Justice/PINS/DOC- Conferencing Missing Childrens Outreach Unit Supervision to 21 IPAS-CW (Intensive Preventive Aftercare Services for Child Welfare) APPLA (Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement) Monitoring Unit Teen Specialist Unit Office of Child Trafficking Prevention and Policy Reentry Independent Review OYDS Special Projects and OYDS Data Accountability Case Planning Unit. We also provide guidance for the foster care agencies around child sex trafficking iFoster transitional plans NYTD (National Transitional Database) Sexual Health and Reproduction CCRS coding and crossover youth practice model and Raise the Age.
Teen Specialist duties and Responsibilities:
- Complete case reviews
- Participate in planning meetings and conferences.
- Provide supportive monitoring for youth in foster kin and YPPP programs.
- Engage youth in the community with services.
- Support efforts to link youth/family educational/vocational supports.
- Provides case specific consultation as it relates to youth Expecting and Parenting.
- Provides linkages to internal ACS units such as housing education and employment.
- Participates in family team conferences and case specific conferences.
- Provides clarity regarding the role and responsibility of each stakeholder.
- Collaborates with Family Service Unit/Division of Child Protection when required.
Additional Information
Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a
candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and
maltreatment report.
To Apply
Please go to or for current NYC employees and search for Job ID # 718370.
No phone calls faxes or personal inquiries permitted.
Note: Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.
CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST - 52369
Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by 24 semester credits in one or a combination of the following fields: social work psychology sociology human services criminal justice education (including early childhood) nursing or cultural anthropology with at least 12 of these credits in one discipline.
Requirements for Assignment Level II
a. Upon satisfactory completion of six months of training and experience at Assignment Level I an employee shall be assigned to Assignment Level II.
b. Upon completion of one year of satisfactory experience at Assignment Level II of Child Welfare Specialist and satisfactory completion of the probationary period an employee shall receive no less than the minimum salary after 18 months in title.
c. To be appointed directly to Assignment Level II a candidate must have in addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements set forth above one year of satisfactory child welfare casework experience.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
